Parachute



A. KAIVHNSKL PARACHUTE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 17, 1919. I 1,844,044, Patented June 22, 1920.

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FIG. 1 FIG. 4.

A. KAMFNSKL v PARACHUTE, APPLICATION FILED DEC.17, 1919,

1,344,044. Patented June 22, 1920.

3 SHEET SSHEET 2.

FIG. 2

A. KAMENSKL PARACHUTE.

APPLlCATlON FILED DEC.1T.1919.

Patented June 22, 1920.

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0 abm gvnt contaiw sad 121m; so $11 shaped member arranged to ed against outward displacement from the latter, a shaft slidable in the second named tube and having a plurality of blades pivoted thereto for swinging downwardly to an inoperative position, the rim of said pansurround the free ends of said blades when upwardly positioned for retaining the blades in their inoperative positions, means to normally move the blades to a substantially horizontal operative position when released from said pan-shaped member, and means to rotate said shaft.

6. A parachute including a pan-shaped blade retaining member having means attaohed thereto for fastening the same to the body of a person, a tube'rigidly fastened to and-extending perpendicularly upwardly -from the bottom of said pan-shaped blade retaining member, another tube slidably disposed within the first named tube and limited against outward displacement from the latter, a. shaft slidable in the second named tube and having a plurality of blades pivoted thereto for swinging downwardly to an inoperative position, the rim of said pan-shaped member arrangedto surround the free ends of said blades when upwardly positioned for retaining the blades in their inoperative positions, means to normall move the blades to a substantially hori- Zontal operative position when released from said pan-shaped member, means to rotate said shaft. said last named means comprising a pair of rigidly connected motors arranged at opposite sides of said shaft, and means to operate said motors.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ALBERT KAMINSKI. 

